It took me several months to finish, but my mail art junk journal, made from envelope art, is finally complete. I get a lot of mail. A lot of it comes from the art exchanges that I host four times a year. Often, the art people send in comes in beautiful envelopes that I set …
Postcard Art for Spring
It’s time for some Spring-related postcard art! I got these beautiful stickers of fancy decorated eggs, and I wanted to do something with them. With all three, I started with cutting down some postcard-sized substrates (4″x6″), and then covering them with a background layer of neutral-colored papers. I played around with bits until it started …
Making postcard art valentines
Have you thought about sending a postcard valentine in the mail to anyone? Have you ever sent one before? I’m sure you enjoy it when someone sends you one. I’ve received some real beauties of collaged postcards over the years, and this year I want to send out some of my own. I had the …
Rolodex art card exchange – Q1 2022
For the first exchange in 2022, you are invited to swap Rolodex art cards with us! If you’re ready to sign up, the button will take you there. Sign up If you’d like more information, read on. The swap is open from Jan 1 through February 28, 2022, which is a few weeks later than …
Best practices for swapping and exchanging art
I sort and process a lot of mail art over the course of a year. I love seeing all the incredible things that people create, and look forward to swaps every quarter. I also see common problems while going through collages, and I wanted to share those in the hope that if you are aware …